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Rapidan Township, Minnesota

Rapidan Township, township, in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Rapidan Township had 1,024 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,051 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 941 (±133). GEOID 2701353206.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,024

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,051 · ACS 2020-2024: 941 ±133

Median household income

$91,667

±$20,701 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$311,400

±$21,962 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$906

±$64 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Rapidan Township and what county is it in?

Rapidan Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. It covers 35.1 square miles of land, 30 residents per square mile in 2020.

Rapidan Township is in the Mankato, MN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Rapidan Township (marked with a dot) in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Rapidan Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,024 people lived in Rapidan Township on July 1, 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, while Minnesota grew 2.2%. The 2020 Census counted 1,051 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 941 (±133).

July 2020→2021 −6 (1,049)
2021→2022 −2 (1,047)
2022→2023 −9 (1,038)
2023→2024 −13 (1,025)
2024→2025 −1 (1,024)

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Rapidan Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	941±133	69,871	5,739,445	no clear change
Households	404±58	27,606	2,307,955	no clear change
Average household size	2.33±0.16	2.37	2.43	−0.30
Housing units	429±62	29,864	2,545,030	no clear change

Rapidan Township's population since 2000

From 1,061 in 2000 to 1,024 in 2025: down 3.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Rapidan Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 1,061
2005 (estimate) 1,070
2010 Census 1,101
2015 (estimate) 1,103
2020 Census 1,051
2025 (estimate) 1,024

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Rapidan Township?

The median resident of Rapidan Township is 52.1 years old; 20.5% are under 18 and 27.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 95.7%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 2.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Rapidan Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	52.1±5.0	31.6	38.8	no clear change
Under 18 years	20.5%±4.4 pts	19.7%	22.9%	–
65 years and over	27.1%±4.4 pts	15.3%	17.3%	–
Male	47.8%±2.8 pts	50.8%	50.1%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%±2.6 pts	4.8%	6.4%	–
White alone, not Hispanic	95.7%±3.3 pts	84.4%	75.9%	no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.4 pts	4.8%	6.9%	–
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.4%±0.6 pts	2.3%	5.1%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.4 pts	0.2%	0.7%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.4 pts	0.0%	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1.7%±1.4 pts	3.4%	4.5%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.4 pts	0.2%	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	0.9%±0.9 pts	5.4%	8.7%	–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	1.5%±1.5 pts	7.7%	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.2%±2.9 pts	4.5%	5.9%	–
With a disability	12.6%±3.4 pts	11.7%	11.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	2.1%±1.6 pts	4.3%	4.7%	–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	96.1%±2.4 pts	94.7%	93.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	36.0%±6.0 pts	34.2%	39.4%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	11.4%±3.2 pts	11.0%	13.8%	–
Lived in the same house a year earlier	94.4%±3.2 pts	78.9%	87.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	0.2%±0.4 pts	2.0%	1.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Rapidan Township earn?

Half of Rapidan Township's 404 households earn less than $91,667 a year (±$20,701), against $74,477 in Blue Earth County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $104,609 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure	Rapidan Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$91,667±$20,701	$74,477	$89,062	no clear change
Mean household income	$108,714±$10,438	$93,438	$118,304	–
Per capita income	$47,149±$4,683	$37,155	$48,237	no clear change
People below the poverty line	4.1%±2.8 pts	15.7%	9.3%	–
Children under 18 below the poverty line	6.2%±9.0 pts	11.4%	10.3%	–
Households receiving SNAP	0.7%±1.5 pts	8.8%	7.9%	–
Households with a computer	98.8%±1.2 pts	96.6%	95.8%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	91.8%±5.7 pts	88.9%	91.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Rapidan Township?

Owners occupy 86.4% of Rapidan Township's occupied homes and renters 13.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $311,400 by its owner (±$21,962). The median renter pays $906 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure	Rapidan Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$311,400±$21,962	$266,700	$329,300	+$38,309
Median gross rent	$906±$64	$1,123	$1,280	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	27.3%±24.2 pts	41.8%	38.4%	–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,884±$87	$1,662	$1,947	–
Owner-occupied homes	86.4%±6.0 pts	61.4%	72.2%	−7.4 pts
Renter-occupied homes	13.6%±6.0 pts	38.6%	27.8%	–
Housing units	429±62	29,864	2,545,030	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0%±6.2 pts	0.7%	0.6%	–
Rental vacancy rate	0.0%±32.2 pts	5.7%	5.3%	–
Single-family detached homes	97.7%±1.9 pts	58.2%	66.0%	–
Mobile homes	2.3%±1.9 pts	4.9%	2.9%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.5%±1.0 pts	2.2%	1.9%	–
Built 2010 to 2019	4.4%±3.1 pts	11.9%	8.5%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	28.0%±6.9 pts	18.4%	15.6%	–
Households with no vehicle	0.7%±1.0 pts	6.6%	6.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Rapidan Township work and get to work?

83.1% of Rapidan Township's workers drive alone and 10.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure	Rapidan Township	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	63.4%±5.5 pts	69.3%	68.1%	–
Unemployment rate	1.8%±1.4 pts	4.9%	4.1%	–
Drove alone to work	83.1%±5.4 pts	75.5%	68.9%	–
Carpooled	6.7%±3.0 pts	10.6%	7.5%	–
Public transportation	0.0%±4.6 pts	1.3%	1.8%	–
Walked	0.0%±4.6 pts	3.0%	2.5%	–
Worked from home	10.3%±4.5 pts	8.5%	17.6%	no clear change
Mean travel time to work	27.0 min±3.9	16.8 min	22.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Rapidan Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Rapidan Township; 4 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Rapidan Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Tract	Residents, 2020-2024	Median household income	Median home value	Share of tract in Rapidan Township
Tract 1713Blue Earth County	3,710	$105,645	$334,500	19%
Tract 1710Blue Earth County	3,375	$84,735	$212,000	3%
Tract 1709Blue Earth County	2,901	$93,274	$261,800	3%
Tract 1715Blue Earth County	2,528	$78,839	$188,300	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Rapidan Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Rapidan Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Rapidan Township is the 7,552nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 209th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Rapidan Township ranks 265th of 558 places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Rapidan Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
Measure	Rank	Of
Population, July 2025 estimate	209th	1,772
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)	496th	556
Residents per square mile	548th	562
Median household income	265th	558
Per capita income	201st	562
Median home value	284th	559
Median gross rent	317th	465
Bachelor's degree or higher	186th	559
Median age	44th	561
Owner-occupied share	261st	561
Work from home	336th	525
Travel time to work	163rd	562

Rapidan Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Rapidan Township?

24 of the 57 figures for Rapidan Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

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